caminando entre mundos

«Caminando entre mundos / walking between worlds» Performance. Biosfera Experimental. Platform for experimentation, research and diffusion of Arte Acción. Directed by Esmeralda Pérez Tamiz. Parque Nacional Desierto de los Leones. Mexico City.

I walk barefoot along the edge of one of the buildings of the former convent, which was built at the beginning of the 17th century and was the first convent to be built in Mexico. It was designated a national park in 1917.

I stare into the void. I have a fear of heights and of the emptiness below me. One false step and I will fall; one stumble and I will fly through the air, landing somewhere unknown, probably like a pile of shards.
This is how I sometimes feel walking through life between two worlds: European and Mexican. However, my roots are strong, as is my fear of heights. I walk, feeling and perceiving the sounds around me. Sacred songs come from somewhere, cumbias and mariachis come from elsewhere.
Birds, smells, fresh air. I walk. I walk until I reach a point where I find a typical papier-mâché doll that reminds me of my childhood and my roots. I almost reach the edge where I began walking, but there is still life and I still have to continue walking.

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